Description
John Randolph Haynes was an active reformer and member of the Progressive movement. His wife, Dora Haynes was a suffragist,
leading the campaign for women's right to vote in California. Together, they founded The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes
Foundation in 1926. The collection primarily consists of manuscripts, maps, correspondence, minutes, notes, newspaper clippings,
microfilm, photographs, reports, speeches, scrapbooks, ephemera, and other printed materials related to John Randolph Haynes'
involvement with local and regional planning in Southern California and a variety of social and political issues. The materials
on water services include documents on the acquisition of Owens Valley and Colorado River water for the Los Angeles area.
The collection also includes materials documenting Dora Haynes and her activities as a suffragist at both the local and state
level; materials created and collected by The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation; and the Haynes family papers
which contain personal letters, photographs, financial records, and ephemera.
Background
John Randolph Haynes was born on June 13, 1853 in Fairmount Springs, Pennsylvania, where he became familiar with the work
of the coal mining community in the region. At the age of 10, he moved to Philadelphia with his family and eventually received
his MD and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. From 1874 to 1887, Haynes ran his own medical practice in Philadelphia.
Extent
351.0 Linear Feet
(358 boxes, 106 oversize flat boxes, 36 cartons, and 15 map folders)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
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